Men's Lacrosse: Mars Hill Tops Florida Southern 11-6

MARS HILL, N.C. - Danny Farmer scored six goals and led the No. 10-ranked Mars Hill lacrosse team to an 11-6 victory over Florida Southern at the Ammons Family Athletic Center and Meares Stadium. The Lions improve to 8-3 overall and 3-1 in the Deep South Conference. The Mocs drop to 2-7 overall and 1-3 in the league.

Florida Southern jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period. Corey Brown (Clayton, N.Y.) put a shot past Dylan Price (York, Pa.) at the 4:48 mark, while Jon Freda (Merrick, N.Y.) beat Price three minutes later. The Lions got on the board with three seconds remaining in the frame when Farmer, from Calgary, Alberta, scored on Andrew Almansberger (Orlando, Fla.).

Farmer and Cam Holding (Lansing, Mich.) traded goals for their respective teams as the Mocs carried a 3-2 lead deep into the second quarter. Tyler Farmer (Calgary, Alberta) tied the game for Mars Hill with 4:10 left in the first half. Eric Benesch (Bloomingdale, Ontario) scored the Lions' fourth goal of the game with 31 seconds left in the period as Mars Hill carried a 4-3 advantage into halftime.

The Lions added a fifth goal five minutes into the third period when Benesch found Danny Farmer. From there, Florida Southern scored three unanswered goals to grab the upper hand, 6-5. Holding and Brian Rossetti (Peachtree City, Ga.), with two goals during the run, recorded the goals.

Danny Farmer scored a goal from Cade Zulak (Ajax, Ontario) with 1:54 left in the third quarter to knot the game at six apiece heading into the final period.

The Lions put the game away with five consecutive goals in the fourth quarter. TJ Cowx (Delta, British Columbia) scored the deciding goal one minute and 35 seconds into the period. The insurance goals came from Cowx, Danny Farmer (2) and Benesch.